The music of Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten has never stopped shaping folk, roots, and rock music. More than a half-century after the singer-songwriter’s originals like “Freight Train” and “Shake Sugaree” ...

Libba Cotten is born, Fannie Farmer revolutionizes cooking, FDR celebrates "Four Freedoms," and TR protects the Grand Canyon.

On Wednesday morning, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2022 inductees. Embodying perhaps more a spirit than a specific rock sound, the wide-ranging class of 22 includes Dolly Parton, Eminem, ...

Elizabeth Cotten grew up in what is now Carrboro, along the railroad tracks on Lloyd Street. Smithsonian Global Sound Elizabeth Cotten, who was born and raised in the area of Chapel Hill now known as ...

A Syracuse folk legend received one of the shortest tributes at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which aired Saturday night on HBO. Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten was inducted in the Rock ...

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A self-taught musician, Elizabeth Cotten changed American folk music. The twice-nominated folk musician, Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten won her first Grammy at 90 years old. Fiercely proud of her North ...

A legendary Syracuse musician will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten will be honored with the Early Influence Award as part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s ...

When Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten was a pre-teen growing up in Chapel Hill, N.C., the self-taught musician wrote a song called “Freight Train.” Many decades later, that song would spill from the lips of ...

With the help of the Seeger family, Libba Cotten recorded an album, toured around the world, and eventually at the age of 90, won a GRAMMY. From “Libba,” ©2018 Laura Veirs. Illustrations by Tatyana ...

Elizabeth Cotten, who was born and raised in the area of Chapel Hill now known as Carrboro, is being posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 class, the organization ...